Columns

Are you fed up?  I mean with the constant media coverage of disturbing news images: wars, destruction, violence, Trump?

Do you find yourself at serene moments lying in the sun wondering about human social development and Coca-Cola?

A few weeks back I did a column on roosters, more specifically, fighting cocks. Today, I’m giving equal time to a breakthrough story on chickens.

Cosmetic surgery is often viewed as our interminable counter-offensive against aging. What seems to be different today in many places is that it’s acceptable to talk publicly about all those age-removing techniques.

After several states in Mexico have banned cockfights, the enterprise is still legal in Jalisco.

I stayed at a haunted hotel one night—an old building from the early 1800s.  Its original owner, according to legend, still roamed its halls and one room in particular.